Going Home

Today was a sad day. We had to drive home today leaving Ben & Julie, Buena Vista, and the mountains behind. It was sad to say goodbye to Ben, Julie, and Malachi...not knowing when we'll see them again. I pray that we don't have to wait a year or more to see them again!

As we left Buena Vista we dreamed about what life would be like if we lived there (as we do everytime we visit). Brody fell asleep in the back and slept almost all the way to Denver. When we got to Denver we went to REI (a tradition on all our CO vacations) where I met up with Sapphire (one of my friends from Babycenter)! We've been online friends for a few years and it was so cool to get to meet her in person!

Sapphire has a 2 month old named Karalee. We stood outside and talked for a little while so that Brody could play in the rocks. He was much more interested in exploring the rocks, sticks, and trees than he was in looking at Karalee!

Here's Sapphire and Karalee with me and Brody in REI.

Of course, Mike had to get in on the baby holding too ;)
Instead of bringing our carrier into REI...Mike tried out a new one while we were in the store. Brody liked riding around in it! I think malls should have backpacks rather than strollers for rent!
We left Denver around 2:30 pm (3:30 pm CST) to drive back to KS. Brody did really well on the drive home (most of the way). We stopped a few times for him to get out and play and eat. This is one of the rest stops that he played at (sorry...but I don't remember where we were!)
How do you like his bear crawl? He does this sometimes when he's crawling across something that's kinda prickly.

It was a very late night for us. We stopped in Lyons on our way home to pick up Trevor from our friends (Matt & Tina) who kept him for us for the week. We didn't get home until after 11:30 pm. It was a long day...but it was worth it for the wonderful week in Colorado.

Thanks to Mike for planning and taking me and Brody on such a wonderful vacation!
Thanks to Dad, Mom, & Tyler for joining us!
Thanks to Ben, Julie, and Malachi for being such good hosts and taking us on lots of fun outings!

Thanks to Patty & Steve for letting Dad, Mom, & Tyler stay in the Motel!

Thanks to Chris and Teri for watching Remington, checking on our house, and getting our mail!

Thanks to Matt and Tina for taking care of Trevor for us.

Most of all...thanks to God for creating such a beautiful world for us to explore.

"Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?"- Job 11:7